In the Southern District Court of California, clients of insolvent cryptocurrency firms FTX and Alameda Research have filed a class action complaint against Silvergate Bank, Silvergate Capital Corporation, and Silvergate CEO Alan Lane. The lawsuit accuses Silvergate of playing a part in the collapse of FTX. By routing customer contributions
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange, FTX, has been denied bail by a judge in the Bahamas. According to the latest reports, the Bahamian authorities will continue to detain Bankman-Fried, following his arrest held on December 12. Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, the judge presiding over the case, has ordered
Sam Bankman Fried, the CEO of the shuttered crypto exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on December 12 after US prosecutors filed criminal charges. According to an announcement from the Bahamas Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Ryan Pinder, SBF was arrested by the Royal Bahamas police
Significantly, the entire market has been affected by the ongoing crisis of FTX and Alameda over recent months. All businesses and sectors linked with crypto space experienced a terrible face of its life. In that line, Alameda or Genesis were the creditors of Genesis global over a certain period. Thus,
Jon Tester, the senior senator from Montana, has held that position since 2007. In fact, he serves on the Senate Banking Committee and is a significant figure in US crypto regulations. On Dec 11, NBC’s news conference stated that there is “no reason why crypto should exist.” He also claimed
The valuation of Chipper Cash, one of the numerous African fintech businesses funded by the now-defunct FTX, fell from $2 billion to $1.25 billion after the company received investment from the now-defunct crypto exchange. Even as this news broke, reports emerged that Chipper Cash had laid off as many as
The year 2022 will be remembered as one of the key and pivotal years in the development of the cryptocurrency market. This year has seen some of the biggest crashes, from the Terra LUNA crash to the most recent collapse of the FTX exchange, which was previously the third-largest cryptocurrency
FalconX, a cryptocurrency trading firm, announced on Thursday that it had a portion of its assets caught on collapsed crypto exchange FTX. According to the corporation, its assets locked on FTX account for only 18% of its unencumbered cash equivalents. This ratio was within their counterparty exposure limit. FalconX insisted
Three Arrows Capital (3AC) crypto hedge fund co-founder Zhu Su is battling former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried for allegedly manipulating the media and avoiding tough questions. Zhu Su resorted to Twitter today to elaborate on why he has been more active on social media since the FTX disaster. He says
An unexpected turn was revealed in Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX disaster despite U.S. representatives summoning SBF to testify at a hearing on December 13, the House Committee on Financial Services. Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened an investigation into whether the former FTX CEO manipulated the market’s
